ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he ended a perilous four-day war this spring between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, in which seven warplanes were shot down, by threatening to slap 250 percent tariffs on exports from both countries unless they halted the fighting within 48 hours.
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Six soldiers, including a captain, martyred in clash with militants in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Six soldiers from the Pakistani Army, including a captain, were martyred during an intense gun battle with militants in the rugged hills of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the military said on Wednesday, in the latest flare-up of violence along the country’s volatile border with Afghanistan.
Pakistan condemns renewed Israeli strikes that killed over 100 in Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to violations of a fragile Gaza ceasefire, after airstrikes by Israel killed more than 100 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them civilians, including dozens of children.
Pakistan receives first US crude cargo, boosting trade ties in $200 million deal
KARACHI: Pakistan took delivery of its first-ever cargo of US crude oil on Wednesday, docking a Suezmax tanker at Cnergyico Pk Ltd.’s offshore terminal in Balochistan and opening a new front in bilateral trade with Washington.
Pakistan warns of deep strikes into Afghanistan if Taliban fails to curb militants
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s defence minister warned on Wednesday that the country would strike “deep into Afghanistan” if the Taliban regime allowed its territory to be used for terrorist attacks against Pakistan, escalating tensions after the collapse of mediated peace talks in Istanbul.
Gas utilities seek hikes of up to 28 percent in prices to plug revenue gaps
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s two main gas utilities have petitioned regulators for prescribed price increases of as much as 28.7% to cover revenue shortfalls exceeding Rs77 billion for the fiscal year through June 2026, testing the government’s pledge to the International Monetary Fund to curb a circular debt pileup that’s already surpassed Rs3 trillion.
Pakistan bars 290 from banned Islamist group from leaving country
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has added 290 leaders, financiers and activists from the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan to the Provisional National Identification List, barring them from foreign travel, officials said Tuesday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM denied jail access to Imran Khan for third time
RAWALPINDI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s political impasse deepened on Tuesday when Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was again denied access to Adiala Jail to consult the imprisoned founder of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Imran Khan, despite court orders permitting the meeting.
World Bank cuts Pakistan growth forecast on flood fallout
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic recovery faces fresh headwinds from devastating floods, with the World Bank slashing its growth projection for fiscal 2026 and warning of persistent inflation pressures amid strained public finances.
Pakistan to join regional diplomats in Turkey to advance Gaza peace plan
ISLAMABAD: As a fragile ceasefire holds in Gaza after two years of devastating war, Pakistan said on Tuesday that it would send its top diplomat to Turkey next week for a pivotal meeting of foreign ministers from eight Arab and Muslim-majority nations, aimed at fleshing out the next phases of a United States-backed peace plan.